Mental Preparation
Weekly Goal
Goal setting for softball begins when the players are first on the field. At least is should begin then. They might not be old enough to consciously plan out a strategy that will take them […]
Mental Preparation
Mental Preparation
Softball Pre Game Talk
I have seen many coaches wanting to get their team fired up for a playoff game or to get ready for the championship tournament bring out every trick in the book to feel like they […]
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Softball Performance Failure
Most softball coaches will be coaching children and youth who are not only developing as softball players but also as overall athletes. Our most common goal of course is to make them into better softball […]
Mental Preparation
Softball On Deck Circle
While in the softball on deck circle, there is much more to do than visiting with friends and family in the stands, or answering a question from teammates in the dugout. Part of the job […]
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Softball Mental Training Strategies
Softball Mental training strategies are built from mental training skills and help softball players to manage psychological actions and reactions during games. Softball is an amazing sport where athletes can be frantically executing a play or patiently waiting for […]
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Softball Mental Training Skills
What are softball mental training skills? Essentially it is the ability to do ordinary things under extraordinary circumstances. When the score is close late in the is when your mental training skills will generally be […]
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Softball Confidence Tools
Softball is a complicated game that can make players feel great and terrible at the same time. Watch a player field a ball that was just out of reach and then throw over first base […]
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Softball Coach Psychology
Softball coach psychology is a tool that is still under utilized by many coaches and athletes. What is even more under utilized is mental training for coaches. Our ability as leaders is dependent on our […]
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Softball Coach Distractions
Softball coach distractions can have the same negative effect on a softball game as athlete distractions. It is not something that most coaches consider when preparing for competition or during the game. Softball Coach Distractions […]
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Softball Athlete Motivation
Highly motivated athletes are said to have a personality that reflects that motivation, much like an athlete that is not highly motivated. A softball player for example who enjoys the challenge of tough opponents and […]